Sheila+Watley


 * SUMMARY: Sheila Watley, age 31, died December 29, 1987 after an abortion performed by Richard Cunningham at Concerned Women's Center in Houston, TX.**

On December 29, 1987, 31-year-old Sheila Yvonne Hall Watley had a [|safe, legal abortion] at Concerned Women's Center in Houston, Texas. She was 17 weeks pregnant, and had one child. The abortion was performed by[|Dr. Richard Cunningham].

About four minutes into the procedure, Sheila went into cardio-respiratory arrest. She was pronounced dead later that day.

The cause of death was listed as an amniotic fluid [|embolism], which is when fluid from the uterus gets into the woman's blood stream.

From a search on information about Cunningham's license, a lawsuit was filed against him that might have pertained to Sheila's death; the case in question was dismissed, according to information Cunningham gave the Texas medical board.

Source: Harris County (TX) District Court Case # 89-16100; online search of Texas medical board records